New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-09
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The American edition Of "The Illustrated London
News" which will appear on Saturday Is In all re-
spects duplicate OF the English paper It Is worth
careful preservation, 1t contains full account
with excellent illustrations Of the Jubilee ceremonies.
He Wanted No More Oniee-At Racine year ago
the Labor party elected coiored man coroner Dur
and then a white man assumed the duties Of the
Office, much to the disgust VI the entire colored pop
for municipal Offices, knight Of Labor approached
tho colored coroner and said: ,-
candidate. You know we elected you last year"
To which the darkey responded: ~
Labor the FIRST ward bounced down Il, on Dat
fights and against dc dismonstrances Of his friends
s do hin, wes sl Of Of his das pHd h
GO long wild ye, boss; Office am an empty honor.
pttsburg Chronicle
Africa Is very much like tho Democratic party at
the present time. There so many changes going
on In it that 1t Is impossible TO publish correct map
VI It.
Pitcher George, Of the New-York Baseball Club,
apnareny believes In tho theories Of his namesake,
Henry He seems to think that all the land belongs
to the pitcher and rscules the idea that there are
any private rights In the home plate which base
ball pitcher Is bound to respect At least that was
the impression formed by the spectators yesterday
when they witnessed the reckless manner In which
George pitched
Statistics show that $1,000 wells have been drilled
in pennsylvania and New-York since the discovery
Of petroleum at cost OF Oil T9 Sss wer
sold at the wells for $500 1000. This represented
a. p ri % the PrSdp saes % a. saons
In tho pool In Washington County alone S52ooUo
has been expended IN maShnery and ,S d a repr
sonted there in the natural gas industry In ,,
STssied u In tho natural att gas plants in Penn
These majestic figures ana serve 70 NOV C sfv
magnitude Of the oil and gas business'-Soh CITY
Derrick
Tho pretty little village Of Cambridge, n T., has
a fire company Of great theological ability. Its
foreman is the Rev. Mr. Beattie, It's assiSeaht foro
man Is tho Rev. Mr. Zwefei, and It's chaplain Is mo
Rev. Mr.. Horsheld, and they run "wid de machine
when the OCCASION arises just as though they were
one of the BOYS Az prohibitory tariff of $40 Is
levied on all "cuss WORDS" exceedingly few OF them
arc used.
A correspondent who has got tired of hearing the
statement that there IL NO rhyme In the Enxilsn
language for the word month" sends the following
to show that there Is:
/ saw them take him down Broadway
December was the month;
His pistol It was thrown away,
As also was his gun tn
Brown away
Our correspondent has made his point, but In Going
so he has convinced that In some cases poetical
high license Is not good policy; we want prohi0i
ton.
cali. Incident in which he father awusinsiy , hgs
some Year. ago the " 1yerenG in
mon with other inquiring and scientific men, MADE
n1 e nve sas the Is had
sou i and was therefore saved and staishtway'
dssp, te0 pes circumstances and even ADVICE to
baptize the questionable creature Whether or no
tho what is IL !" eventually succeeded In climbing
nm the Golden STAIR the waters Of salvation can
have done it no HARM and his reverence was a'
least tho right sce.-eTown Topics.
From out Of the tall blue grass of Kentucky Colo
mel Henry wattesons Jovian head Is seen to emerge
Tor a moment. as he denounccs the dreadful Money
Devil, with all his accustomed vigor "The special
evils OF extreme wealth. he says, care multiplying
az fast as the special evils of indulgence ana low hie
The rich arc embarking in an extravaganza ana prof.
gacy heretofore undream Of In this country and the
poverty learning to think everything To-
climate In the way Of reprsal. The forcing process
and tho concentration Of wealth are responsible for
the immense hordes of oilers I'm our communities, and
dleness and Indulgence are the fruitful sources OF vice
and crime"
Recent cable dispatches from London state that
tho line of steamers established by the Canadian
Pacific Railway, to run between Vancouver and fo
kohama Is to receive a subsidy from the British Gov
eminent for carrying the mails. This will make that
line a much stronger competitor than the American
ne for the Pacific trade IL Is also stated that tho
Canadian Pacific Company Is about to secure fcm tho
British Government subsidy for mail line across tho
Atlantic from Ireland to csnada) a. well as across
tho Pacific thus establishing lines Of fast steamers
IN both oceans.
Long John wentworth Of Chicago says the i sn%
1912" he continues, q was living on the Cooley
Iarm near where Klnsley's restaurant stands now.
il was SO hot that had to hang the Thermometer
n the we'll and keep tanning IL 10 prevent it from
bursting" This was the same day, no doubt, that
All the Illinois hens laid hard boiled eggs.-Phiiade
Dhia Times.
The latest edition Of the United States Postal Guido
ecords new county In the state of Kansas under tho
lae Of Greeley. The number Of towns In this county
8 two Their respectively Horace ana
Tribune. We congratulate the little county upon It's
selection of names
aThe Boston Transcript Is tired Of tho modern
Method Of celebrating the Fourth Of July In Boston,
which 1t says is mainly BY defamation and drink